Operated in collaboration with the Manta Trust, this annual festival provides an opportunity to swim alongside one of the ...

They swim by flapping their fins like enormous ... bottom of a tank and bring it to the surface. Because manta rays are essentially giant moving water filters, researchers from MIT looked to ...

The largest ray in the world (up to 8m wide!), the giant manta is ... a closer inspection and swimming repeatedly through divers’ bubbles. It’s thought that each manta has its own individual ...

The long structures seen in manta rays and their relatives function as an early warning system, rather than a defensive ...

A giant manta ray of approximately 1.000 kilos was caught by Peruvian unsuspecting fishermen operating at La Cruz inlet, north of the country close to the Ecuadorian border, according to Lima media.

Swimming with giant manta rays (Mobula birostris) feels like an underwater dance. Their slow, rhythmic movements are astonishing to Madalena Pereira Cabral. She describes her dives alongside manta ...

They are known for their large size, graceful swimming, and unique feeding habits ... Finally, the distribution of giant manta rays in the western North Atlantic has been mapped using species ...

Manta ray fins have inspired the design of a soft robot that can swim faster than its record-breaking predecessor. The new swimming robot was engineered by researchers at NC State University and is ...

The fastest-ever swimming soft robot has been inspired by manta rays. A team of American researchers beat its own speed record by drawing inspiration from the iconic sea creatures to improve their ...

Photograph by FRANÇOIS SCHAER, ROLEX Biologist Kerstin Forsberg is taking that approach to coastal and marine conservation, particularly regarding Peru’s giant manta rays. “They are flagship ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan's first giant manta ray specimen debuted at the National Museum of Marine Science and Technology in Keelung on Wednesday. The museum was informed of a deceased giant ...